University of Oklahoma people

The list of University of Oklahoma people includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of the University of Oklahoma.

Athletes

*Adrian L. Peterson, professional football player,currently with the Minnesota Vikings.
*Jason Bartlett, baseball player, currently a member of the Tampa Bay Rays
*Mookie Blaylock, former professional basketball player
*Brian Bosworth, former professional football player
*Anthony Bowie, former professional basketball player
*Mark Clayton, football player, currently a member of the Baltimore Ravens
*Bart Conner, former gold medal gymnast
*Harvey Grant, former professional basketball player
*Quentin Griffin,professional football player, currently a free agent
*Todd Hamilton, The 133rd Open Champion (British Open)
*Tommie Harris, football player, currently a member of the Chicago Bears
*Mickey Hatcher, former professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
*Josh Heupel, football player, current quarterbacks coach at the University of Oklahoma
*Danny Hodge, former All-American wrestler and popular pro wrestler
*Jonathan Horton, former All-American gymnast and current USA Olympian
*Keith Jackson, former professional football player
*Stacey King, former professional basketball player
*Tommy McDonald, former professional football player and NFL hall of fame member
*Eduardo Nájera, basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets
*Ralph Neely, former professional football player
*Greg Norton, professional baseball player, currently with the Atlanta Braves
*Russ Ortiz, professional baseball player
*Darrell Royal, football player who became a highly successful coach at the University of Texas at Austin
*Lee Roy Selmon, former professional football player and NFL hall of fame member
*Steve Sewell, former professional football player
*Joe Simpson, former professional baseball player and current Atlanta Braves broadcaster
*Billy Sims, former professional football player
*Wayman Tisdale, former professional basketball player
*Steve Owens, former professional football player and Heisman Trophy winner
*Joe Washington, former professional football player
*J.C. Watts, former professional football player and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
*Jason White, football player, former Heisman Trophy winner, currently a stock broker
*Roy Williams, football player, currently a member of the Dallas Cowboys
*"Dr. Death" Steve Williams, former All-American offensive lineman and popular pro wrestler, especially in Japan
*Reggie Willits, baseball player, currently a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
*Bobby Witt, former professional baseball player

Arts and Entertainment

*Gregory Benford, Science fiction author and physicist, B.S. Physics, 1963
*C. J. Cherryh, science fiction and fantasy author, B.A. Latin, 1964
*Larry Drake, television and film actor
*Ronnie Claire Edwards, actress
*James Garner, film actor and director
*Alice Ghostley, Tony Award-winning American actress
*Ed Harris, film actor and director
*Van Heflin, Academy Award-winning American film and theater actor
*Rance Howard, American actor
*Tom Paxton, American singer-songwriter, B.F.A., 1959
*Jim Ross, professional wrestling announcer
*Dennis Weaver, Emmy Award-winning actor

Law

*Tom Colbert, first African-American Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
*Steven W. Taylor, Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, J.D., 1974

Politics

*Carl Albert, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-OK), B.A. Political Science, 1927
*Dick Armey, former U.S. House Majority Leader (R-TX), Ph. D. Economics
*Jari Askins, current Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, B.A. Journalism, 1975; J.D., 1980
*Dan Boren, Congressman (D-OK), M.B.A., 2000
*David Boren, former Governor of Oklahoma & U.S. Senator (D-OK), current President of the University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1968
*Brad Carson, former Congressman (D-OK), J.D. 1994
*Tom Coburn, current U.S. Senator & former Congressman (R-OK), M.D., 1983
*Tom Cole, Congressman (R-OK), Ph. D. British History, 1984
*David Hall, former Oklahoma Governor
*Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma (D), B.A. Economics, 1985 & J.D., 1988
*Robert Harlan Henry, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge and former Oklahoma Attorney General
*Frank Keating, former Governor of Oklahoma (R), J.D., 1969
*Robert H. Kittleman, Maryland State Senator, 1947.
*Scott Meacham, current State Treasurer of Oklahoma
*David Walters, former Governor of Oklahoma (D), B.S. Industrial Engineering, 1973
*J.C. Watts, former U.S. House Republican Conference Chair (R-OK), B.A. Journalism, 1981

Others

*James Alan Abrahamson, 1961, astronaut, Air Force general, and CEO
*Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos
*James L. Gallogly, Executive Vice President of ConocoPhillips
*Major General Walter E. Gaskin, United States Marine Corps
*Fred Haise, Apollo 13 astronaut, B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, 1959
*Robert Henson, award winning journalist and author
*Shannon Lucid, astronaut, Ph. D. Biochemistry, 1973
*John D. Morris, anti-evolution activist and president of ICR
*Michael F. Price, mutual fund investor
*Lawrence G. Rawl, former Chairman and CEO of Exxon
*Helen Walton, widow of Sam Walton, and richest woman in the world, according to "Forbes"